Smyrna times., 1887-07-20

OOOhAue % 10 HO OUnoE Ddy sue RESORT.
THE RETURN.
Five o'clock found everybody ready
to 60, and on the boat. The two aud a
half hours tide up was exceedingly re-
freshing, the breeze that was too lazy
during the day to turn n leaf, spring
ing up with sufficient force to almost
make white caps on the bosom of the
bay.
The troubles of travel which had
been left off on the Delaware road at
POrter's, were here very unnecessarily
renewed. The excursiOnists of Smyrna
and Dover who were acquainted, frater-
nized as circumstances permitted, the
first named being socially inclined and
the latter possibly excepting one family
disposed to becoming civility, and but
for the railroad authorities there would
have been no "sea nettles" other than
those encountered by the bathers. Just
before reaching the wharf, Mr.. GOuley
circulated slips, stating that the Will
mingtOn eXcursionists would leave the
boat first and get off on their train, fol-
lowed next by Dover, then Smyrna,
Havre-de-Grace remaining to the last
Thus far the plan was perfect. But
instead of carrying it out and seating
the Dover people in the cars to them
selves, and the Smyrna people in their
own cars, the railroad man, train dis
patcher or who ever he was, gave the
word for all to come together. Only
one train was provided, night had clos
ed in on the scene, neither cars nor in
dividuals could be distinguished from
each other, and the mixing up. good.
bad and Indifferent was thorough and
complete. So much for a laundering
official, that had in it the possibilities
for those evil disposed, of serious con-
sequences, but in this case as so often
in others, lifted over at the pOint of
serious contact. There were several
delays, especially at POrters, as might
have been expected in turning with so
long a train, and the train reached
Clayton at 1925, over an hour behind
schedule time. Here was the worst
railroad blundering of all. Three diff
ferent orders were given the Smyrna
passengers, the first was that they were
all to get out of the car and the second
was when they were nearly all out for
them to sit still. In the mean time
that section of the train started up to
take side track and lady thinking
perhaps she was being whitfield off to
Dover jumped from the platform and
but for the fact that she was caught in
the strong arms Of her husband might
have been seriously hurt, and the lat
ter i'll his provOcatiOn told the railroa
man that "if a ten year old bow
pnnlHnif n
that he ought to be booted out" In
the mean time the Dover people were
mad at the delay, blaming their bad
luck at being brought in contact with
the Smyrna excursionists while the lat
ter were doing all they could to extract
each from difficulty, one lady in her
evaporation declaring that they would
claim a rebate for the outrageous de-
tentiOn caused by the Smyrna people
at Clayton. The Dover section finally
was pronounced ready to 90, reaching
their homes by or before the train was
got on the branch track and the pas
sengers landed at our depot, a few
minutes before eleven o'clock.
INCIDENTS.
The eXCursiOnists of the Delaware
train had cause for complaint which
was general, at the Indifference to their
comfort in the way of water. There
were between six and seven hundred
thirsty people huddled into crowded
train of hot night for three hours with
only two or three of the cars having
water. Not a spec of ice ON the train.
Of course the people reached their
homes almost famished for a cooling
drink. We do not know whose place
it was to provide these things, but rail
road trains that cater to the comforts
of their travellers, always provide them
with good drinking water, and plenty
of it in the summer time.
Anincident, the result of bOOrishness
liked to have resulted in personal
collision. In boarding the train at
Perryville in the promiscuous wav in
which it was done, they were hurried
up to the head cars, women and chill
dren as well. After the train had got
underway it was found that six or
seven men were putting away at cigars
filling the car with smoke and making
it very unpleasant to the other passen-
gers. The conductors attention was
called to it and he politely requested
them to desist saying that there were
ladies and children in the car to whom
it was very offensive. He was answer
ed that it was the head car, and this
was always the smoking car, and they
should keep on. The conductor told
them that this was an excursion train.
that it had no smoking car and if they
wanted to smoke they must 90 out on
the platform. They stopped for the
time but soon commenced again.
Among the ladies afflicted was Mrs.
B. V. Weldon and Mr.. Weldon appeal
ed to the conductor again on their be-
half. The latter said he had given
them orders not to smoke in the car.
Well says Mr.. Welden, they have not
Obeyed you. ! cannot attend to it now
said the conductor, have too much
else to do. Will you give me authority
said Benton. Yes, he said, ifyou think
you can do it. Thus authorized he
went up to them and said, gentlemen
there are ladies in the car that cigar
smoke is very offensive to, it is making
them sick and you will please stop
smoking. He received a gruf reply
that they were in the smoking car and
would smoke as much as they pleased.
Mr.. Weldon repliedlthat they had been
requested by ladies to stop smoking
and if they were gentlemen they would
regard the request, but the leader of
the gang made an offensive remark of
Indifference and kept on. Mr.. Weldon
said who are you anyhow, where are
| you from? DO-Ver-re, was the reply, as
ifthat implied the right to be a boOr, or
gave him respectability. Well, it mat
ters not where you are from, am GO
ing to protect these ladies and you
shall not smoke in their presence. At
this the smoker drew out long nine,
put it in his mouth and commenced to
puff In an instant Mr.. Weldon had
grabbed and hurled it out of the win
dow. The smoker looked up with the
remark, you've got this down fine. y
Yes, said Mr.. Weldon, and I'll have
something else down fine if this smOk-
ing is not stopped" Mr.. Weldon re-
turned to his seat and they then held
a conference something like council
of war, when the bravest of the lot
whose name was pronounced something
like COniac came and rested himself on
the arm of the seat right over Mrs,
| Weldon and commenced pulling away
in the the most defiant attitude This
put blood in Benton's eye, who was sit
ting Immediately opposite with his lit
tie child and springing to his feet with
all his indignities aroused, he said, "